Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-29

drum corps broke the monotony Of the
line as the column passed under the
beautiful stained glass transparency of
General Grant on Fourth street. All
the men
UNCOVERED THEIR HEADS
and passed by in silence. The mead Of
the procession reached the Grand Army
Of the Republic arch that spans Olive
street st Twelfth 81 noon, and the Com
mander II Chef, General Sherman, Vice
President Hannibal Hsmin, the war gov
errors and other distinguished guests left
their carriages and took their positions in
the grand stand just east OF the arch
across the street. aid facing the grand
stand Grand Marshal Grier and staff
sat in their saddles while the rain in
creased in volume and for sn hour and c
hslt poured on the heads CT the passing
soldiers. MissOuri's contingent was
twenty-five minutes in passing, Illinois
WIS fifteen minutes and Kansas twelve
minutes. The other ststes were
REPRESENTED BY POSTS
in smaller bodies. Along the line Of
march were thousands CT the boys i'll blue
who thought it too wet to march. On
the balcony OF me grand stand Com
u-CalCl CsliCu31l Gu NCuSL 6i
Sherman, partly protected from the
storm, bowed 70 the boys il blue as they
passed, acknowledging continually the
rousing cheers from each post as they
died by in company front. Here sgd
there throughout the different divisions
marched cnlored post, and their eslute
was invariably the signal for applause
from those in the grand, stand, and which
several times WAS
TAKEN UP BY THE CROWD.
The dripping flags received much bois-
ferrous notice, and as the squad carrying
the twenty eight battered remnants OF
the battle flags passed by tie enthusiasm
became uEbOunded. Throughout the
column an occasional soldier carried
cane or poie on which WAS dangling &
chicken, . leg of mutton, SIDE of bacon,
e cabbage or some other representation
Of d fJr7girg expedition or cOmmssary
stores. As the right OF the line reached
It's destination the troops broke ranks
aud FASTENED back to the reviewing stand
20 get glimpse Of the commanders. At
80 the sCns Of the veterans brought up
the rear and the crowd made 2 rush for
the grGndstaDd 20 see and shake hands
with "Uncie Billy" The general refused
~ CS}tLlQ ~ HuiEICkOOo S1t1S 2Cl D JCSNG,
snd, finding sd opportunity, slipped into
g carriage and Was quickly driven away.
CALIFORNIA; HOSPITALITY.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, Sept. 28-rne Grand
Army Department of California made
special efforts to entertain their comrades
of the east, and have decorated the drill
room Of the sTmory IN profueion of
bunting and the long rows of tables
vr,5fh HaJic,nnS rni 9
and vintage of the Pacific
slope. They met with misfortune
IN DELAYS OF trans shat were to have
brought their commisSa1ies, but finally
received their stores, and to-day abund-
ance weighed down the tables Hundreds
OF veterans and their families focked
around the tables, and were well cared
for and sheltered from the rain. The
camp resr by was nearly washed out last
night, and the warriors found shelter
IN the compauy's quarters and in the
residences in the vicinity. Tonight the
) nehern California Brigade gave reCep-
.Iou and banquet to the loCal aud visiting
journalists Nearly one thousand persons
were seated at the tables and we're served
in courses. About fifty journalists re-
| sponded 10 the invitations and
4 were HSuuSO hSkI LItdGcu bCHSld d
| Sherman, General Fairchild, Gov
ernor Oglesby, ViCe-President
! Hdnl;n ard Mayor Francis made short
addresses. Tne spacious halls will be
thrown open daily for the entertainment
OF G A. +. men. At $50 p m. Mayor
Francis gave banquet st the 81. L .uis
Club to the war governors, the Com
manjer-in- Chief and distinguished
/ guests.